Research Roundup: U of M, Shelby County Health Department score $13.83M grant from CDC
By John Klyce – Reporter, Memphis Business Journal Dec 21, 2022
The Shelby County Health Department and the University of Memphis School of Public Health have forged a partnership, with the goal of strengthening the area’s public health care infrastructure. And recently, they received support from a major national agency.
Late this fall, the two groups were awarded a five-year, $13.83 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The grant — part of $3.2 billion the CDC awarded to local, state, and territorial governments — is set to bolster the county’s existing public health infrastructure, while helping recruit, retain, and train the current and future public health workforce.